Do you have ancestors from what was Chernigov Guberniya, Russian Empire? Well, records from the area are being indexed. Here's what you could find, what I've found on my own family, and some hints on

I am trying to determine the patronyms, either Hebrew or Russian for Moshe Supanitsky 1795-1868 and his brothers Eliezer b 1779 and Gedaliah b1782. The family lived in Priluki Can anyone with access t

Dear fellow researchers, Our wonderful Ukrainian translator continues her work in spite of the difficulties and hazards of war. Tax censuses (family lists) from the Konotop uezd (district) in 1888 hav

I was able to get images of 1836 metrical records for Nizhyn and Kozelets right before the invasion. You can see them here: https://larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2022/03/nizhyn-1836-metrical-records.htm

As well, hopefully people in Ukraine will remain safe.

Hello Members, I've received a few emails from members inquiring about the future of Chernigov records due to the Ukraine crisis. I don't have an answer at this time. Hopefully records, cemeteries, an

Seeking direction from my landsman out in JewishGen land. Overview Request is for Revision Lists, Vital Records for births, deaths, marriages. Specifics: Looking to discover 1) the maiden name of my G

Dear fellow researchers, Tax censuses (family lists) from communities in the Sosnitsa uezd (district) in 1888 have now been translated and transcribed as part of the Chernigov Gubernia Document Transl

I wonder if you can help direct me to the right location to forward an e-mail that I wrote as a result of viewing the interesting Ukraine information you posted a few days ago which included individua

Thank you, Beth, for your work and spearheading of this Chernigov tax census project. From: Beth Galleto <galleto@...> Sent: Friday, January 7, 2022 7:53 AM To: Beth Galleto <galleto@...> Subject: Pro

Hello Chernigovers, I found this Chernigov history to be very interesting and thought that I'd share it. Chernihiv | Ukraine Jewish Heritage: History of Jewish communities in Ukraine (jewua.org) Other

Dear fellow researchers, Tax censuses (family lists) from communities in the Oster uezd (district) in 1888 have now been translated and transcribed as part of the Chernigov Gubernia Document Translati

Dear fellow researchers, Tax censuses (family lists) from the Gorodnia uezd (district) in 1888 have now been translated and transcribed as part of the Chernigov Gubernia Document Translation Project.

Dear fellow researchers, Tax censuses (family lists) from the Chernigov uezd (district) in 1888 have now been translated and transcribed as part of the Chernigov Gubernia Document Translation Project.

Members, Chernigov and Odessa are approximately 381 miles apart. You wouldn't think that people from Chernigov would live in Odessa, do to the distance. But, I found Chernigov residents in the all Ode

Dear fellow researchers, I am happy to announce that tax censuses (family lists) from the Novgorod Seversk uezd (district) in 1888 have now been translated and transcribed as part of the Chernigov Gub

Hello Members, If you haven't had the chance to take a look at Miriam Weiner's updated website, www.rtrfoundation.org, I recommend that you do so. There are 3 areas of her site that I recommend that y

The Nezhin Jewish Community had a series of meetings in the mid-1880s. Here is an English-language list of all of the attendees (thanks to Dr Bert Lazerow) plus the original document, with some attend

Dear researchers, Sorry, I forgot to attach the names list from Surazh 1888 to my previous email announcing translation of the tax censuses (family lists). Here it is. Beth Galleto

Dear fellow researchers, A few people have asked me about the tax censuses (family lists) from the Surazh uezd (district) in 1888. I am happy to announce that these have now been translated and transc